by Executive Director | Jul 6, 2022 | Conservation Art, For Sale, Sculptures
I CREATED THIS PIECE TO COMMEMORATE MY FATHER. From the artist, Dale Weiler: Shorebird art is one way to honor my father. As a world-renowned sporting art watercolorist, my dad was captivated by how beautifully and simply the early carvers created their shorebird...
by Executive Director | Jul 7, 2022 | Conservation Art, For Sale, Sculptures, Uncategorized
I created this chipmunk art to see how many acorns a chipmunk can cram in it’s mouth Chipmunk art was not really on my mind when I watched a cute chipmunk jam its mouth full of acorns. Then I started thinking, why not sculpt one in stone? And carve it in Carrara...
by Executive Director | May 4, 2020 | Conservation Art, For Donation
Giraffes are One of Our Favorite Animals I first saw this piece in the stone as a petroglyph (a simple tracing of its outline in the rock). I find this ancient form of depicting wildlife mesmerizing. The bas relief on the opposite side of the stone is its mirror...
by Executive Director | Mar 4, 2020 | Conservation Art, For Donation
WE LOVE RHINOS From the artist, Dale Weiler: This piece is part of my Petroglyphic Paradigm Series. As was the case in all the pieces in this series, my first glimpse of this beautiful beast was as a two-dimensional petroglyph on the back of the stone. The bas-relief...
by Executive Director | Jan 28, 2020 | Conservation Art, For Sale
LOTI AND I LOVE OWLS! Loti and I love owls! And owl art helps us connect with the raptors. They have a mysterious quality about them and are most active at night which adds to their allure. The exception to this behavior is the burrowing owl, which is more active...
by Executive Director | Jan 28, 2020 | Conservation Art, For Sale
OUR LARGEST LAND MAMMAL Being the largest land mammal, you would think that the elephant would not be in danger of disappearing. Well, think again. There are three species of elephants, two in Africa and one in Asia. The IUCN currently lists both African species as...
